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Iran Accuses Greece of Piracy After Seizure of Crude Oil Cargo
Iran accused Greece of piracy on Thursday after the seizure of the cargo of crude oil from a tanker anchored in the bay of Karystos on the southern coast of the island of Evia.
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization is...
Animals
Animal Abuse: Greek Man Who Kicked Cat into the Sea Arrested
On Monday, police in Greece arrested a man who lured a cat near his table at a taverna and then kicked her into the sea in a shocking case of animal abuse.
The incident took place in a tavern of...
Greek News
Two Beaches in Greece Voted Among Ten Best in Europe
Two beaches in Greece have been voted among the best 10 in Europe according to thousands of travelers voting at the European Best Destinations travel site recently.
Manolia Beach at the Lichadonisia Archipelago in the island of Evia and Greece...
Environment
Number of Forest Fires in Greece Rises Dramatically in 2022
There has already been a marked increase in the number of forest fires in Greece in the first three months of 2022, the National Observatory of Athens released on Thursday.
The worrying figure indicates that the country may face even...
Greek News
Central Greece Buried in Thick Layer of Snow
Parts of central Greece, including the island of Evia and the Pelion peninsula, are covered in a thick layer of snow on Monday as the second wave of the "Elpis" weather system sweeps the country.
The town of Steni in...
Greek church
Greece Celebrates Epiphany Amid Coronavirus Surge
Greece and Hellenes around the world celebrated Epiphany, one of Christianity’s most important feasts, on Thursday, while employing the appropriate protection measures against the coronavirus.
Greek Reporter was at the village of Limni in northern Evia where a procession through the...
Environment
2021 Fires in Greece Burned Almost Double the Area of NYC
The catastrophic 2021 fires in Greece burned an area almost twice the size of New York City, according to a report by the Meteo services of the National Observatory of Athens, released on Tuesday.
According to the report, 84 forest...
Greek News
Photo of Woman From Evia Among TIME’s Best Photos of 2021
A moving photo of an elderly lady taken during the fires that devastated the island of Evia, Greece was chosen on Wednesday as one of the four Best Photos of 2021 by TIME magazine.
Taken by Konstantinos Tsakalidis of the SOOC...
Greek News
Man Killed as Storm Ballos Batters Greece for Second Day
Greece's fire service announced on Friday that one person had been killed on the island of Evia after he was carried away by the rushing water during the storm that has affected Greece for a second consecutive day.
The 70-year-old...
Environment
Floods Follow Catastrophic Fires in Greece’s Evia
The North Evia floods generated by the bad weather system "Athena" caused great destruction as they swept the fire-stricken North Evia